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KNIGHTS USA VAN LINES INC

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Company CheckKNIGHTS USA VAN LINES INC · DOT 1977907

DBA: AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING

5824 WALTRIP ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77087

DOT# 1977907 MC# 940017 Houston, Texas 10 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

7 events tracked · latest Sep 14, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Sep 6, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 28, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jun 2, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Nov 30, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Dec 23, 2024
REINSTATED HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address5824 WALTRIP ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77087

Mailing Address5824 WALTRIP ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77087

Other Companies at This Address

Address5824 WALTRIP ST, HOUSTON, TX 77087

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Company	DOT	Phone	Status
KNIGHTS USA VAN LINES INC this company	1977907	Sign in	Active
AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC	3235939	Sign in	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC940017

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating10 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 3.57 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1.31 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .32 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.77 · 15 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage250,000 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS10.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.8% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review06/29/2022

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type34

VerifiedFMCSA · 09/01/2026

CompanySECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #SPP1828465

Last checked09/14/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet20 units

Drivers6

Mileage250,000 mi

Operating10 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total37

Out of Service4

OOS Rate10.8%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total24

Out of Service5

OOS Rate20.8%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 06/29/2022

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2025

25 · 8 OOS -

2026

15 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2025

1 crash -

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Sep 2026, 40 inspections, 10 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 4 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 11 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
11/30/2025	RURAL BUTLER	AL	0	0	1	1	Clear	Wet	Dusk

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

83 roadside violations across 40 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 40 violations · 11 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 24 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 2 violations · 2 OOS

Other (General) 5 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (40)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
09/06/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	DELCO NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2026	CO	Full (Level I)	CORTEZ CO	5	1	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
07/13/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	VAN BUREN AR	2	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
06/02/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	LITTLE ROCK AR	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2026	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH20 LORAINE SCALE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/21/2026	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	RATON PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	MT. PASS IF	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/29/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
03/20/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	CASA GRANDE AZ	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2026	CO	Walk-Around (Level II)	MONUMENT CO	9	0	9	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/18/2026	TN	Full (Level I)	KNOXVILLE TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	ND	Driver-Only (Level III)	FARGO ND	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	K-POE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/06/2026	FL	Full (Level I)	WHITE SPRINGS FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELLICOTTVILLE NY	7	2	3	1	4	1	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	CO	Full (Level I)	DUMONT CO	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CORDELIA IF	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	NM	2	1	1	1	1	0	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CACHE CREEK	7	5	0	0	7	5	-	▲Detail
09/18/2025	OK	Walk-Around (Level II)	BOISE CITY SCALE HOUSE	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2025	SD	Full (Level I)	SISSETON SD	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/18/2025	NM	Full (Level I)	CLAYTON PORT OF ENTRY	2	0	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	TRINIDAD CO	5	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/17/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	MILTON FL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/12/2025	OK	Full (Level I)	SEQUOYAH POE	4	1	0	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	DAVIS SCALES S/B	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/25/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	SPRINGFIELD REST AREA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/20/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	BATON ROUGE LA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/08/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	WINSLOW AR	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/30/2025	CO	Driver-Only (Level III)	MONUMENT CO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	MD	Driver-Only (Level III)	FROSTBURG MD	4	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/15/2025	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	JEFFERSON GA	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	WHITE RIVER NB RA	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	INTERSTATE 40	4	0	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	NM	Walk-Around (Level II)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/19/2025	FL	Walk-Around (Level II)	LIVE OAK FL	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	FL	Driver-Only (Level III)	PENSACOLA FL	3	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	OH	Walk-Around (Level II)	AMHERST OH	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/11/2025	NM	Driver-Only (Level III)	GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections39

Unsafe Driving 5 viols

HOS Compliance 11 viols

Driver Fitness 2 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 15 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA990804212	$750,000	12/20/2024	01/22/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA990804212	$750,000	12/20/2024	02/12/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	MC-000000325	$750,000	11/28/2018	01/20/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	MC-000000108	$750,000	11/28/2017	11/28/2018	Replaced
34	CARGO	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	012124303	$0	11/28/2017	03/23/2021	Replaced
34	CARGO	GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	012124303	$0	11/28/2017	05/02/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 2765119	$750,000	11/11/2015	03/27/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 2765119	$750,000	11/11/2015	04/03/2017	Name Changed
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA 2765119	$750,000	03/27/2017	11/28/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	IHY H530171	$0	03/23/2021	01/22/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	CA3190709	$750,000	01/19/2021	05/19/2023	Cancelled
34	CARGO	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	USA4156425	$0	01/14/2017	01/14/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	USA4156425	$0	01/14/2017	04/03/2017	Name Changed
34	CARGO	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	USA4156425	$0	01/14/2017	11/28/2017	Replaced
34	CARGO	UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	USA4110280	$0	01/14/2016	01/14/2017	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC940017	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/24/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/20/2021
MC940017	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/23/2024	-	-
MC940017	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/09/2021
MC940017	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/27/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/30/2017
MC940017	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	02/03/2017	REVOKED	05/09/2023
MC940017	HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/22/2016	REVOKED	01/23/2017
MC940017	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/16/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/22/2025

No revocation records.

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89/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−1

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 9/1/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 10.8108% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 20.8333% vs national avg 20.72%.

-1

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−1 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 20 vehicles (~0.05 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 10.8108% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 20.8333% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (40)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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